Agenda and draft minutes

Consider Minute of the Meeting held on 8 January 2024 for approval and signature by the Chair.  (Copy attached.)

There had been circulated copies of the Minute of the Meeting held on 8 January 2024.

DECISION

AGREED to approve the Minute for signature by the Chair.

Consider the following applications for planning permission:

There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Planning and Housing Officer on applications for planning permission which required consideration by the Committee.

DECISION

DEALT with the applications as detailed in Appendix I of this Minute.

Consider Briefing Note by Chief Planning and Housing Officer.  (Copy attached.)

There had been circulated copies of a briefing note by the Chief Planning and Housing Officer on Appeals to the Scottish Ministers and Local Review.

DECISION

NOTED that:

(a)       Appeals had been received in respect of:

(i)        Replacement windows, Middle House, Kingsmuir Hall, Bonnington Road, Peebles – 23/00140/LBC;

(ii)       Formation of accesses and change of use of land to storage (part retrospective), Land South East of Mounthooly House, Jedburgh – 23/00657/FUL;

(b)       There remained one appeal previously reported on which a decision was still awaited when this report was prepared on 24 January 2024 which related to a site at Land East of Kirkwell House, Preston Road, Duns;

(c)       Review requests had been received in respect of:

(i)        Replacement windows, Middle House, Kingsmuir Hall, Bonnington Road, Peebles – 23/00225/FUL;

(ii)       Erection of dwellinghouse, formation of access and associated works, Land East of Blinkbonny Farmhouse, Kelso – 23/00625/FUL;

(iii)      Erection of two dwellinghouses with access and associated works, Land East of Buckletons, Stichill Stables, Kelso – 23/00695/PPP;

(iv)      Formation of dormer window in lieu of previously approved rooflight (retrospective), 8 St Dunstan, Lilliesleaf – 23/01135/FUL;

(v)       Erection of dwellinghouse, Land East of Morebattle Mains Cottages, Morebattle – 23/01165/PPP;

(vi)      Erection of fence (retrospective), 11A Roxburghe Drive, Hawick – 23/01424/FUL;

(d)       The following reviews had been determined as shown:

(i)        Erection of dwellinghouse, Land North of Ivanhoe, Dingleton Road, Melrose – 23/00492/PPP – Decision of Appointed Officer Upheld;

(ii)       Change of use from amenity land to garden ground, 58 Waldie Griffiths Drive, Kelso – 23/00684/FUL – Decision of Appointed Officer Upheld;

(e)       There remained 6 reviews previously reported on which decisions were still awaited when the report was prepared on 24 January 2024 which related to sites at:

(f)        A Section 36 Public Local Inquiry had been determined as shown:

(i)        Erection of 45 No wind turbines and associated access tracks, infrastructure including substation/control room buildings and compound, temporary construction compound, meteorological mast and temporary borrow pits, Land West of Castleweary (Faw Side Community Wind Farm), Fawside, Hawick – 19/00756/S36 – Reporter’s Decision: sustained.

Under Section 50B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the Chair was of the opinion that the item dealt with in the following paragraph should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency, in view of the need to keep Members informed.

The Democratic Services Officer advised that there was an error in the Appendix of the Minute of the Meeting held on 4 December 2023, which was approved at the meeting held on 8 January 2024, with regard to the speaker on the application 23/00657/FUL, Land Southeast of Mounthooly House, Jedburgh whereby Ms Caroline Casson was listed as having spoke as a supporter of the application.  After consultation with the Director Corporate Governance, the error was corrected on the Appendix to the Minute and brought to the attention of the Committee so that the record could be corrected that Ms Casson spoke on the application as an objector.